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The Good Book Blog
We Don’t Believe in Christ because We Believe in the Bible
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — June 14, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig, I appreciate...
Think Biblically
The Myth of the Dying Church
with Glenn Stanton
Sean McDowell, Scott B. Rae — June 13, 2019
Is atheism growing? Is the church dying? Is the image of non-believers towards the church becoming increasingly hostile? The answers might surprise...
The Good Book Blog
Poverty as Loss of Relationship
Poverty and the Church, Part Two
Jason McMartin — June 12, 2019
This post is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. If the church is going to be effective in addressing poverty, she must first...
The Good Book Blog
Why is it sometimes good to eat a hungry person’s food?
Poverty and the Church, Part One
Jason McMartin — June 10, 2019
One spring break during college, I went on a missions trip to the section of downtown Los Angeles known as skid row. It continues to be a place...
The Good Book Blog
Divine Revelation and Religious Pluralism
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — June 7, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig. I am reader of...
Think Biblically
Darwin Devolves
with Michael Behe
Sean McDowell, Scott B. Rae — June 6, 2019
Michael Behe is one of the most influential advocates for intelligent design. In this podcast, Sean and Scott interview him about his most recent...
The Good Book Blog
When I Reach for a Book from my Reference Shelf
Kenneth Berding — June 5, 2019
When I reach for a book from my reference shelf, which books do I reach for most often? Apart from biblical commentaries, here is a list of the 20...
Talbot Magazine
The Rise of Scientism
How to Identify — and Defeat — Christianity’s Greatest Ideological Foe
J.P. Moreland — June 4, 2019
Ideas matter. In fact, we are largely at the mercy of our ideas. Emotions and felt needs are important as well, but while they are wonderful...
Talbot Magazine
The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge
Exploring Dallas Willard’s parting diagnosis of our cultural moment
Steve Porter — June 4, 2019
Perhaps it goes without saying that we live in a time of moral bewilderment. Similar to the time of Isaiah, persons can easily call evil good and...
Talbot Magazine
From the Dean
Clinton E. Arnold — June 4, 2019
When a crisis or a tense situation of interpersonal conflict emerges, I sometimes hear fellow Christians say, “This feels like spiritual warfare.”...
Talbot Magazine
Equipping People to Do Ministry Monday Through Friday
Talbot’s Center for Faith, Work and Economics resources local churches to transform how we think about work, ministry & calling
Helen Mitchell — June 4, 2019
Talbot’s Center for Faith, Work and Economics resources local churches to transform how we think about work, ministry and calling.
Talbot Magazine
Master’s Program with Classical Theology Focus Starts This Fall
Ryan Peterson, Rob Price — June 4, 2019
This fall, Talbot will launch a new program: the Master of Arts with a focus in Classical Theology (MACT). The MACT is a 36-credit, residential,...
Talbot Magazine
Feliz 40 Aniversario to Biola’s Hispanic Conference
Joanna Wu — June 4, 2019
Biola celebrated an important milestone this spring in its ongoing efforts to partner with and support local Hispanic ministry leaders. In March,...
Talbot Magazine
My Colleague at Talbot, Richard Rigsby
Tom Finley — June 4, 2019
Richard Rigsby, professor emeritus of Old Testament and Semitics and former director of the Talbot/Bible Lands program, passed away on Dec. 3,...
Talbot Magazine
Faculty Profile: Betsy Barber
Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Psychology
Jeanette Pifer — June 4, 2019
Betsy Barber is a professor and associate director of Talbot School of Theology’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. She is a licensed clinical...
Talbot Magazine
Book Excerpt: What will we do in the eternal state?
Excerpt from ’40 Questions About Heaven and Hell,’ by Alan W. Gomes
Alan W. Gomes — June 4, 2019
Sitting on a heavenly cloud, strumming a golden harp or polishing a halo. An interminable church service, where people sing psalms without respite....
Talbot Magazine
Shelf Life
Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.
John Coe, Craig J. Hazen, J.P. Moreland, Jeanette Pifer, Kyle Strobel — June 4, 2019
Faith As Participation: An Exegetical Study of Some Key Pauline Texts Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Jeanette Hagen Pifer...
Talbot Magazine
Alumni Profile
A Faith at Work: Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15) believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters
Joanna Wu — June 4, 2019
Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15), believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters.
Talbot Magazine
Best of the Blog
Paul's Name Change
Gary Manning Jr — June 4, 2019
Did Saul change his name to Paul when he became a follower of Jesus? This seems to be a common opinion among Christians. Shortly before the movie ...
Student Life Blog
What Does Success Mean to You?
a response to The Biola Hour on sports and identity in Christ.
Rebecca Mitchell — June 3, 2019
As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Becky Mitchell to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...
The Good Book Blog
Fine-Tuning and the Library of Babel
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — May 31, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi, Dr. Craig. I have a question...
Think Biblically
Can We Trust the Gospels?
with Peter Williams
Scott B. Rae — May 30, 2019
The Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus claim to be historically accurate--but there are lots of skeptics about the historical reliability of the...
The Good Book Blog
Anointed Teaching: Partnership with the Holy Spirit
Octavio Esqueda — May 30, 2019
God loves us and he invites us to partner with the Holy Spirit. Do you accept his invitation?
The Good Book Blog
Hometown Values
Mick Boersma — May 29, 2019
Some years ago several of us from our adult fellowship at church spent the weekend in Cambria, CA. Over dinner at The Sow’s Ear one of the sisters...
Think Biblically
Discussing the California Sexual Health Standards
Sean McDowell, Scott B. Rae — May 28, 2019
In this special episode, Sean and Scott discuss the new 2019 California Sexual Health Standards for public schools. Since California often sets...

Blogs

Latest Biola Blog Articles

Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

with Glenn Stanton

Poverty and the Church, Part Two

Poverty and the Church, Part One

Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

with Michael Behe

How to Identify — and Defeat — Christianity’s Greatest Ideological Foe

Exploring Dallas Willard’s parting diagnosis of our cultural moment

Talbot’s Center for Faith, Work and Economics resources local churches to transform how we think about work, ministry & calling

Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Psychology

Excerpt from ’40 Questions About Heaven and Hell,’ by Alan W. Gomes

Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

A Faith at Work: Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15) believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters

Paul's Name Change

a response to The Biola Hour on sports and identity in Christ.

Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

with Peter Williams